Monday, December 21, 2009

Sunday, December 20, 2009

The tree of "knowledge"
Arms represented as hippocampal neurons
26 arms, 2+6=8
8 octopus arm roots
Apple of Discord
Background text:
"The kingdom is spread out upon the earth, and men do not see it." Gospel of Thomas

TREE AD INFINITUM16"x16" etching

Tree of “eternal” life
26 arms, 2+6=8
8=4 cardinal directions+4 intermediate directions
Tree arising from earthly side/torso
Ouroborus 8 snake, Vita Somnium BreveBackground text:
“That which is above is from that which is below, and that which is below is from that which is above”The Emerald Tablet